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Xuanwumen (Beijing)

Xuanwumen (simplified Chinese: 宣武门; traditional Chinese: 宣武門; pinyin: Xuānwǔmén; lit. 'gate of military might'; Manchu: ᡥᠣᡵᠣᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠠᠯᡤᡳᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ, romanizedhoron be algimbure duka; lit.'gate of the declaration of power'), was a gate in Beijing's former city wall. In the 1960s, the gate was torn down during the construction of the city's subway. Today, Xuanwumen is a transport node in Beijing as well as the location of Xuanwumen Station on Line 2 and Line 4 of the Beijing Subway.

39°53′59″N 116°22′27″E / 39.8997°N 116.3743°E / 39.8997; 116.3743

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